Summary translation

The Louis Bolk Institute has performed a literature study to investigate the potential for health claims for organic and free-range eggs. Based on available information within nutritional composition tables and the literature, only claims are possible for eggs, irrespective of their organic or conventional origin. No publicly available data exist on the chemical composition of organic or free-range eggs. Therefore no statement can be made whether these types of egg contain more or less of certain health promoting substances. The only substance for which literature is available is the harmful component dioxin, for which several literature sources point out that levels are higher in organic and free-range eggs.